Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-03
SENATE.

completing II the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.---The resolution
offered by Van Wyck yesterday, propos-
ing constitutional amendment for the
election of Senators by direct vote Of
the people was taken up and Van Wyck
addressed the Senate in favor Of It, The
conference report on the bill for branch
home for disabled volunteer soldiers west
of the Rocky mountains was agreed to-
The name of VIM. Blanding was substi-
tuted for that of James Waymeyer as an
additional regent The Senate then re-
sumed consideration of the pleuro pneu-
monia bill After some discussion the
bill was laid aside informally. When the
Senate re assembled in the evening it inn
medatcly proceeded TO the consideration
of the House joint resolution for the in
vestigation of the books Of the Pacific
railroads, with the Senate amendment
thereto in the nature of substitute, AZ
ter long debate the substitute was
agreed to, and the bill as amended was
passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Hatch, Of Mo-, asked for unanimous
consent that the House non.concur in the
Senate amendments to the bill creating u
department of agriculture and labor
Morrison. of Illinois, objected and the
bill was referred to the committee on az
riculture. On motion of Belmont the
House insisted on It's amendments to the
Senate retaliation bill and Belmont,
Clements and Rice were appointed con
ferees. Hatch moved to suspend the
rules and pass che Senate bill providing
for agricultural experimental stations.
The bill was read after considerable de,
bate. Hatchs motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill was agreed to.
The committee on appropriations report
ed the deficiency bill, and 1t was referred
to the committee of the whole. Town
send, of ILL.,. submitted conference report
on the invalid appropriation bill, and II
was agreed to, The House then went
into committee Of the whole ON the naval
appropriation bill. Pending further con
sideration of that bill the House ad'
journed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--In the Senate
the conference committee on the post.
Office appropriation bill reported disa-
greement on the subsidy section and II
was ordered that the Senate ask for a
further consideration. The credentials
of Reagan, Of Texas, and Bates, of Ten
nessee, were received in the Senate and
placed on file. Senator ingalls,, at one
o'clock, took the oath of office and sue
ceedcd Senator Sherman as the presiding
officer Of the Senate. A vote of thanks
was rendered to the retiring officer The
Senate then proceeded to the considcra.
ton of the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill, and after good deal of de-
sultory discussion the amendments re-
ported by the committee on appropria.
tons were all adopted with some others
and the bill was passed The agricul.
tural appropriation bill was then taken
up and passed with some amendments.
Messages were presented from the Presi.
dent vetoing pension bills for Anna
| Wright and Sarah Hamilton. The Sen.
ate bill to reimburse depositors in. the
Freedmen's Savings and Trust Co. was
taken up and discussed, amended and
passed--yeas 20, nays 9. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Willis, of KY, moved that the rules be
suspended and the Senate amendment to
the river and harbor appropriation bill be
non concurred in. After debate the mo,
ton was agreed to--162 to 33. Bragg, OF
Wis, presented conference report on
the bill for the location and erection of O
branch soldiers home west of the Rocky
mountains. Agreed to. The Speaker
appointed Willis, Blanchard and Hender.
| son, of Illinois, as conferees on the ap.
preparation bill The House then went
into committee of the whole on the naval
appropriation bill. After some discussion
and amendments the committee rose and
reported the bill, which passed, The
House went into committee of the whole
| on the legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill The reading was con.
| tinued and completed at 10 O'Clock, and
then the committee rose. Holman moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill. A
long discussion followed and at midnight
the House adjourned without further &c
| ton.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. --The Senate bill
to prohibit the mailing Of newspapers
and other publications containing lottery
advertisements and prescribing a penalty
for the violation Of the same was taker
up. Harris thought the effect of the bill
would be to transfer from the mails tc
the express companies this entire class Of
| advertisements. Wilson said that thu
government might then prohibit theil
transportation over any post routes. Al
this point Edmunds, one of the managers
| on the part of the Senate of the confer
ence on the Canadian relation bill, sub
mitted statement showing that several
meetings had been held without result
and the irreconclable point in contro
versy was the clause which authorized
the President to prohibit intercourse be
tween the United States and Canada, not
| only by water, but also by land; &c
which clause the managers on the par
Of the Senate did not feel author
lied to agree, and upon which the House
conferees insisted. The Senate resumed
consideration of the bill prohibiting tho
mailing Of lottery advertisements. Mr.
Salisbury offered an amendment, bu
subsequently Withdrew it. stating that ht
was aware the bill could not become {
law at this session. The bill passed.
yeas, 40; nays. 10, 1t makes it unlawful
| to mail newspapers and other publica
lions containing lottery advertisements
and prescribes penalty of not more thar
81, 900, and imprisonment for not more
than one year or both for each offensc.
| HOUSE
An uninteresting and prolonged debate
consumed most of the day, largely made
of party and personal recommendations
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. Rapid progress was made with thu
bill, and section after section was passed
over and agreed to. When the paragraph
covering the salaries of employees of thu
bureau Of engraving and printing was
reached, Mr.. ONcill of Mo-, calling
attention to the hard working employees
Of the bureau, offered an amendment
granting them an annual leave Of absence
This was agreed to. Before concluding
the bill, the committee rose, and the
House adjourned.
An Ungrateful Reporter Punished.
| At Ironton, o., high-browed and intel
lectual young reporter for one Of the city pa
pers attended an oyster supper given by the
ladies' Of a church society. The youth was
waited upon with all the promptness and fidel-
fly due TO his exalted station. His bowl of soup